Hyperemesis Gravidarum, also known as HG, a term I briefly mentioned in a few of my post, is more than morning sickness, in fact IT IS NOT morning sickness at all. Now what does this have to do with the Duchess? No, I have not lost my mind. No, the Duchess did not exactly steal my life, but we have some life similarities, other than the fact we are both royalty 👸🏾(DO NOT ARGUE WITH ME😆, I’m over ...
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I was a Mom before I became a Mother
I started receiving Mother’s Day gifts long before I even got pregnant with CharlieB. When I first started getting these gifts, as much as I appreciated it, it made me a little sad and I actually would cry. I was sad because I felt I wasn’t a mother (which I was longing to be), and I couldn’t be any more WRONG. I may not have been a biological mother, or birthed a child, but I was a mom. Mother, ...
Having a Bad Mom Doesn’t Mean you will be a Bad Mom – How Foster Care Saved me.
There is this age old saying “you are a product of your environment”... I used to think it meant that whatever environment you come from you will mimic it. Now I realize that it can mean a variety of things, you can either mirror that environment or reject that environment. Prior to motherhood I would always claim that ‘this statement makes no sense’, ‘this is not all cases’,..etc. but now I ...
Natural Birth? Is that Even a Thing? The “Beloved” Cesarean
In the day and age where the Internet Bully prevails and seems to have power through their tiny devices, Internet Shaming has become the norm. I see memes about Breastfeeding Vs Formula feeding, Screen time vs No Screen time, Co-Sleeping Vs Cry It Out and the most ridiculous of them all Natural (vaginal) Birth Vs Cesarean Birth (aka C-Section). There was even a photographer who told a client they ...
An Apple Day Keeps the Dr Away… No Spanking the Dr’s Say
A few months ago, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) posted a statement that reiterated the harmful and ineffective nature of spanking, noting that new evidence suggests that spanking may cause harm by affecting normal brain development. The policy statement, “Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children,” also addresses the harm associated with verbal punishment, such as shaming or ...
I’ll Travel To the Stars and Moon for You
Ha! This sounds like a lyric to a romantic song, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say “I will travel to the Stars and Moon” for my two girls. To start the first few days of the year, it felt like I literally did travel to outerspace with both of my girls. We were going out of town without Daddy for the first time ever for 6 WHOLE days, to visit my extended family in Roanoke, VA and in ...
Reality Check
Balancing Goals, Family Life, Work Life, and Most Importantly, My Happiness As mentioned before, I got on the Express Train to family life in 2016. My husband and I started out as friends… 16 years later we were married. Our 3rdwedding anniversary is fast approaching, and we have a 2-year-old and an 8-month-old. During our transition from single life to family life, we have both made career ...
A lil Spanking ain’t never hurt nobody… OR has it? Talk That Talk Cast featuring Brooklyn Cocoa Mommy
Brooklyn Cocoa Mommy recently did a podcast episode with @talkthattalkcast. You can quickly learn a little more about me on this episode. ☕ I was really nervous when recording this episode, (and had a cold 😔) so spare me and try not to be too critical ☺️ Check it out below! https://soundcloud.com/isharah-christianne/ep-9-luscious-mother Learn a little about Brooklyn Cocoa Mommy on Talk ...
